WEBVTT IT IS HOT ALREADY.METINKA: IT IS GOING TO GET EVENHOTTER THIS AFTERNOON.WE CAUGHT A BIT OF A BREAK ANDNOW WE ARE BACK AT IT.HIGHS HEADED TO 90 BUT IT WILLFEEL A LOT WORSE THAN THAT.EVEN THIS EVENING, IT WON'TREALLY COOL OFF UNTIL MID-NIGHTAND WE WILL CATCH A LITTLERELIEF.NOT MUCH WIND EITHER.WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE THISMORNING.WE HAVE HAD CLOUDINESS TO KEEPTHE SUN AWAY, BUT CHECK IT OUTACROSS THE WESTERN PART OF THESTATE -- THE HEAT INDEX CLOSE TO100 DEGREES.THINGS KEEP GETTING WORSE AS WEGO ALONG THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.THE HEAT PEAKING WEDNESDAY INTOTHURSDAY, POSSIBLY LINGERINGINTO FRIDAY.THE HEAT INDEX THIS WEEK COULDBE TOPPING 105.HERE ARE SOME HEAT SAFETY TIPS.NEVER LEAVE YOUR KIDS OR PETS INTHE CAR AND TRY TO AVOID PEAKHEAT BETWEEN 10 A.M. AND 4 P.M..WEAR LIGHT-COLORED CLOTHING ANDDRINK A LOT OF WATER.CHECK ON THOSE WHO DON'T HANDLETHE HEAT WELL AND CHECK ON YOURPETS.AND OF CLOUDS SHIELDING US FROMTHE HEAT AND IT HAS BEENSHRINKING AND TRACKING OFF TOTHE EAST TO BE REPLACED BY CLEARSKIES THIS AFTERNOON.A LITTLE DISTURBANCE ACROSSNEBRASKA, OTHERWISE THE MAINSTORY IS THE HEAT.IT IS HOT EVERYWHERE ON THE MAPEXCEPT GREENBRAE -- EXCEPT GREENBAY.THE REST OF US WELL INTO THE90'S AND TOMORROW MORE OF THESAME.A SLIGHT CHANCE FORTHUNDERSTORMS MOVING ALONG THENORTHERN EDGE OF ALL OF THISHEAT.FUTURECAST BRINGS IN A FEWSHOWERS TO BUBBLE UP WITH THEHEATING OF THE DAY.3:00 OR 4:00 TO SOME OF US COULDCATCH A SPRINKLE OR A SHOWERBEFORE THEY DOES ALLOW.WE COULD START OUT WITH A COUPLEOF THUNDERSHOWERS.IF THEY HOLD TOGETHER, WE COULDSEE SOME RAIN DROPS BUT IT DOESNOT LOOK LIKE ANYTHING HEAVY ORWIDESPREAD.ANOTHER BAND OF STORMS COULDROLL IN ON YOUR TUESDAY EVENING,BRINGING WELCOME RELIEF TOTHIRSTY FLOWERS.A GORGEOUS EVENING LAST INSOUTHERN HOURS -- PRETTY CUMULUSCLOUDS AND A BIT OF A BREEZELAST EVENING.RIGHT NOW, THE CLOUDS AREBREAKING UP WITH BLUE SKIES ANDHAYES.A TROPICAL DEW POINT AT 72MAKING IT FEEL LIKE 85.HERE IS YOUR 8 DAY FORECAST --THE HEAT IS ON WITH OFF AND ONCHANCES FOR STORMS IN THEOVERNIGHT AND AFTERNOON HOURSWITH HIGHS SOARING CLOSE TO 90DEGREES.THE HEAT SIX WITH US INTO NEXTWEEKEND.